Friction Explorer

Some people enjoy flying planes rather than jumping out of them. Find out about an antique plane called a Tiger Moth.

Two objects of the same mass and different shapes fall at different rates. There is also a page of information for those who want to dig deeper  into this topic.

Here are plans and instructions for building a small parachute. Then you can improve on our design. There is also a page of information for those who want to dig deeper into this topic.

During this Spring 2001, we challenge you to make a parachute that will bring down a specified weight as slowly as possible.

Includes detailed explanations of the many of the physics concepts involved in skydiving. Look especially at the section on friction.

Do you want to try sky diving? This web site offers information and links to resources.

Hang gliding is another air sport in which people can fly like birds.

Learn about flying airplanes without engines.

This is where SEED People Ivan Agudelo, Alex Baubert and Risa Centenni went sky diving.

...as postulated by Sir Isaac Newton is described here. This page is part of an Astronomy course, which also includes some discussion of motion as Aristotle, Galileo and others believed things behaved.

Provides a wealth of information about many aspects of flying and falling.